Studies on Horizontal Competition among Homogenous Retailers Based on Agent-based Approach

M Xie, J Chen - 2004 - aisel.aisnet.org
M Xie, J Chen
2004aisel.aisnet.org
This paper adopts agent-based simulation to study the horizontal competition among
homogenous price-setting retailers in a one-to-many supply chain (one supplier and
multiple retailers). We model the supplier and retailers as agents, and design their
behavioral rules respectively. The results show that although the agents learn individually
based on their own experiences, the system shows an asymptotic convergence, which
approaches Nash equilibrium. Based on these results, we discuss the effects of the retailers' …
Abstract
This paper adopts agent-based simulation to study the horizontal competition among homogenous price-setting retailers in a one-to-many supply chain (one supplier and multiple retailers). We model the supplier and retailers as agents, and design their behavioral rules respectively. The results show that although the agents learn individually based on their own experiences, the system shows an asymptotic convergence, which approaches Nash equilibrium. Based on these results, we discuss the effects of the retailers’ horizontal competition on the retail price, retailers’ and supplier’s profits.
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